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One hundred and forty three members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $4.7 Billion for LIHEAP in Fiscal Year 2016. This would represent an increase of $1.31 Billion from the final FY15 funding level of $3.39 Billion. Congressional Letter to Appropriations Committee on FY16 Funding for …
On February 22, 2015 PBS Newshour ran a 20 minute segment on energy assistance and weatherization (see below first link). They interviewed several families in North Carolina that were struggling with high energy bills as well as the Bill Murdock, director of Eblen Charities, the nonprofit agency administering LIHEAP and Jack Heuer from Community Action …
The President’s Budget for LIHEAP was released on February 2, 2015 (see page 485 – 486 of the Appendix to the Budget). A state-by-state table showing obligations by state is available here. (Source: Detailed Technical Appendix) Note: the cut in funding in state grants reflects the reallocation of $200 million for the competitive grant program. …
H.R. 83 – Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 provided funding for LIHEAP through September 30, 2015. Funding was reduced slightly by about $34.2 million from $3.424 billion to $3,390 billion. The funding formula remains the same as FY 2014. In addition, the Act allows the Secretary to set-aside up to $3 million to …
The following list of 124 House members signed a letter calling on President Obama to provide $4.7 billion for LIHEAP for FY 2015: Signers (124): Lou Barletta (R-PA 11), Dan Benishek (R-MI 1), Mike Bishop (R-MI 8), Tim Bishop (D-NY 1), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR 1), Robert Brady (D-PA 1), Corrine Brown (D-FL 5), Cheri Bustos …
